Sightseeing

Bank Square / Plac Bankowy

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The Bank Square was erected in 1825 and was destroyed by the Germans in World War II. It was rebuilt a few years after giving birth to various historical sites. There are the seat of the President of Warsaw and the Town Hall and the former Bank of Poland, the Mostowski Palace, all rebuilt by the Italian Antonio Corazzi in classic style. Added to this are the Museum of Archaeology and other historical monuments. A large statue of one of the great Polish romantic poets of the 19th century in front of the Palace. The place has undergone several historical battles, and was rebuilt several times.

Ordered by Napoleon as a memorial to the French Grand Army, the triumphal arch was begun by the architect Chalgrin in 1806 and completed in 1836.The Arc de Triomphe is built on the model of ancient Triumphal...